eat make read

I picked up bon appétit for the first time last week and kind of fell in love. It brought back memories of when Chow was a magazine. It looks like they recently went through a redesign. I would have never looked twice at the old magazine because it looked really outdated and studgy but I really like the friendliness that the new magazine has, it makes cooking feel more fun rather than stuffy. Most of the recipes are achievable while still being interesting and the photography sets a nice laid back tone. One of my favorite sections of the design is a section in the back called Prep School (pictured above). It illustrates techniques that are used in the some of the recipes. This isn’t to say that there are some things that could use some help, but I think that this magazine is doing something others in the field aren’t.